Where does “songe” come from?

songe (Middle English) comes from Middle English song, from Old English sang, from Proto-West Germanic *sangu — singing, song.

songe (Middle English): Alternative form of song

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of song

Ancestry of “songe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsongA song; The practice or an instance of singing...
2Old Englishsangsong; liturgical service
3Proto-West Germanic*sangusinging, song
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sangu →Every word from Old English sang →Every word from Middle English song →